Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-02-11

SENATE BILLS PASSED
Constock-To authorize Becker county to
issue SOS, 900 to fund its floating debt.
Hoard-To authorize Chippewa county to issue
$50, 900 bond to fund its floating debt.
Observation-Disclosures the borough Of lie
Sueur to issue bridge bonds.
Misunderstanding to the city of shakopce
,Nacnpar-,lo proviae tor q SINKING runa 1or
the borough Of Belle PLANE, Scott county,
pee, Scott county.
Nackbar-Jort resolution asking congress to
appropriate $40. DOC .or bridge across the Min
| nesota river at kslle Pkine.
Ward-To authorize Wascca to issue $1,000
bonds to buy park.
Ward-To authorize Waseca to issue $4,000
for water works.
Hixon-To retain It's water Of Ten Mile lake in
Otter 1~i county.
Swcnson-To authorize Minneapolis TO arpro-
pirate 5000 per month Tor the benefit of Bethany
Home.
MISUNDERSTANDING the catching of fish in Ger
tain water in stearns and Wrigh: counties.
Smlth-For the extension OF the city limits Of
the city of St. Paul.
Notwithstanding the amount Of licenses
for the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Authorizing the people OF the town of ST.
James, Matonwan county, to hold town meet
Elllngson-Relatiag to jurors in HennepSn
! county.
IN THE HOUSE
I When the clerk OF the senate reported 10
the house that the high license bill had
passed the low license men scam .:ered about
lively, fearing that an attempt would be
made to force vote there at once Mr.. Pot
ter said:
moved that the message just received from
the senate he taken up and put on It's first read
ing:
Mr. Hendrickson-I hop> this will not prevail
II is taking snap Judgment.
Mr. Porter-1 only want to get the bill! on to
the calendar, and DO not desire vote too DAY.
The motion was carried and the bill was
1cad for The nrs5 ,Cime. Mr. Potter then
moved that the rules he suspended and the
, bill read for second time.
Mr. Rogers-I will second the motion to make
this 4 special order.
Mr. Pot,er-1 move that it be made a special
/ order for $50 next Wednesday afternoon.
The bill was read second time and made
an order for that day.
The railroad bill! in reduced in the house
by Mir. Knox yestel day provides for q re.o~
cation Ut the land grant of the old Duluth 4
Winnipeg railroad and the extension of the
, time of said grant The time of the grant
! expires in about year. The old line OF the
road ran from Winnipeg above Crookston,
north OF Leech Lake TO Duluth. The pro-
posed relocation ia to have the line run
through Norman. Polk. Hubbard and other
counties south Of Leech Lake to Duluth
Active sters are now being taken to build
| the road as soon as these legislative matten
are settled The grant OF the road Is ten
sections to the mile.
Mr. Potter's new bill relating to sessions Of the
legislature provides that. If the people adopt the
ninety-days biennial session. the sessions shah
| commence on the first Wednesday in December.
! instead OF In January.
HousE BILLS PASSED.
An act to amend the act to incorporate ths
| To extend the limits Of the city of St. Paul
To exempt honorably discharged soldiers and
sailors from poll tax
! To amend the charter of the city OF Mortified
To authorize village Of Northern Pacific juno
| tf6n to Issue bonds to the amount Of &c., 500.
| 10 prohibit the catching OF fish in Siegel lake.
Lyons county, bv certain methods.
! To regulate the practice OF pharmacy.
To regulate the service fees Of domestic ami
mails.
! SENATE BILLS PASSED.
TO extend the limits Of tho city Of Winoua.
| and to fix the liquor licenses therein a: 5000
u TO establish common schools in the city Il
saltwater
To authorize the city Of St. Paul to issue GER
tiMcatea Of indebtedness.
certain territory in St: Paul ' ''>''''' "
Not in session.
Committee reports:
,Judiciary-Ralatinx to sale Of lapds by guard
tdans In c.rtain cases. to pass. 70 make ccreain
Gays legal h0loays, to pxss as amended. Re-
latin9 to appeals from boards of county com
| misstoners, to indefinitely postpone 10 legal
lze the acts OF certain notaries and other officers
to pass. Relating to jailers' fees to indefinitely
! postpone. Relating to general mortgages, to
| pass. To leealize the canvass Of votes, to pass
To exclude bystanders from scandalous trials
| to pass. .|.s ~. -s.. .&
| HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
| To give certain powers to the board Of county
commissioners Of unorganiZed counties
! To authorize Chippewa and Becker counties
! and the borough Of lie Sueur to issue bonds TO
| refund their floating debt. ~
To amend the act incorporating the city Of
| Crookston y: fs VI $500 :
4 :. The house took recess till 3 o'clock.
On reassembling the honse went into
committee of the whole, Mr. Petit in the
chair The following bills were recon-
mended to pass: HEY sf
Donnelly, duties of county attorneys in Ger
tain cases: Reyes, exclusion Of persons from
ccri ain trials; Johnsrud. wearing G. A. &
badges: Rogers, compensation OF county at
torneys: to compensate James b. Beales; Green
tant general: Newell, TO reduce the expenses OF
suits In the district court; Gregory taking OF
depositions Mr.. Potter's railroad switch bill
vas On his morton s sent back r the COMMITTEES
mates Of insane asylums was indefinitely post
i pcned. s sss. * #,5 @.ss ~